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An outline masterplan to regenerate over 30 acres of brownfield land at Bow Goods Yard, East London, into a rail freight campus and last mile logistics hub has been unanimously approved by the London Legacy Development Corporation.

Passengers across East Anglia are being encouraged to check before travelling this Christmas as engineering work will be taking place, affecting some rail services over the festive period.

Network Rail has completed track works on a Grade II listed bridge over the River Thames between Kew Gardens and Gunnersbury stations.

Weekend engineering work for the construction of Beaulieu Park station will continue this autumn to integrate the new transport hub for Chelmsford into the existing railway network.

Passengers are being encouraged to check their journey plans before travelling as important engineering work on the Wherry lines will take place over three consecutive weekends in September.

Network Rail is set to carry out track work on a Grade II listed bridge over the River Thames between Kew Gardens and Gunnersbury stations during four weekends from September to October.

Passengers travelling via Cambridge and Ely are being asked to check their journey plans before travelling as major engineering and station construction work will affect most weekends from mid September to the end of November. 

Passengers will be able to travel by rail during the August bank holiday to enjoy the best of what Anglia has to offer as majority of the rail network across the region will be open.